…Ekiti Attorney General Clarifies Situation surrounding his remand
The family of Akogun Abayomi Lustay has expressed dissatisfaction over his continuous detention in EKiti State Correctional centre, Ado Ekiti after the High Court sitting in the state Capital has struck out case instituted against him.
The family who expressed this while addressing newsmen in Ado Ekiti alleged that the state government was behind his not being released after the court had struck out case of kidnapping, attempted murder and rape.
Speaking on behalf of the family, one of the children of Akogun Abayomi Lustay, Akogun Oluwole Babatunde alleged that his father was being victimised because he supported Engineer Kayode Ojo during the last primary election of APC in Ekiti State.
He called on the former Governors of EKiti State, Aare Afe Babalola, Traditional rulers, Ekiti indigenes both home and abroad to interven in the matter so that his father would be released from Correctional centre.
Akogun Babatunde explained that there is need to release Akogun Abayomi Lustay from the correctional centre, so that he can attend to his health which is getting deteriorated due to his inability to observe his medical routine.
Ekiti State Attorney, Mr Day Apata SAN says Mr Abayomi Lustay is still in correctional centre Ado Ekiti due to pending matter bordering on unlawful possession of cannabis sativa hanging on his neck at the federal High Court, saying his detention has no political influence.
The State Attorney General who stated this while reacting to the statement where the the family of Akogun Lustay alleged that EKiti Government was behind his remanded at correctional Centre explained that the statement of the family was not represent the true position as far as the case is concerned.
Mr Dayo Apata SANsaid his remand at the correctional centre has nothing to do with political, saying nobody is above the law.
